“That’s between Ryan and I,” he said. “It’s just a personal issue for him.”

Mallett was traded to the Texans from the Patriots last August and took over the starting job from Ryan Fitzpatrick in November before he tore his pectoral muscle.

“I’m still part of a really good football team; I’m not looking at it as a setback,” Mallett told reporters on Tuesday. “Am I disappointed? Yeah. Angry? Little bit. Thought I did enough to deserve the job. But it was not seen that way, so I’ll do what’s best for the team.”